Reduce, Reuse, Rethink

Thorstein Veblen may be credited with coining the phrase "conspicuous consumption," but we New Yorkers can surely take responsibility for breathing new life into it. We buy more crap than anyone I know, and that means we make more waste than anyone I know. And despite my never-ending efforts to be green (yes, that was me hauling my bottles and cans out of the ELLE building last Friday after letting them collect on my desk all week because we don't have a recycling program here), I don't think justifying my red wine and Diet Coke habits as planetary crusades is quite enough.

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Bond No. 9 is stepping in where my reusable Trader Joe's bags left off (seriously, invest in these! They are 99 cents!) and collecting your old perfume bottles. Bring your sweet-smelling empties (Bond or otherwise) to any Bond No. 9 or Saks Fifth Avenue store and they'll recycle them, plus give you a refillable pocket spray for your efforts. See Kermie, it is easy being green!